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MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – TNT NBA analyst Charles Barkley has been highly critical of the Miami Heat throughout the 2010-2011 season. But when it finally came time to face the music, or chants, of the Miami Heat faithful, Barkley wanted Heat fans to know he thinks they’re number one.

Barkley was preparing to go live for the TNT post game show, “Inside the NBA,” when the crowd behind the set at the AmericanAirlines Arena began chanting “Barkley Sucks.”

Apparently, the crowd finally got to Barkley because as the fans kept going, he raised both arms and gave all of the fans the finger.

Jose Moranta didn’t think the t-shirt toss was warranted, but said he looked forward to the Heat winning the series even more now.

“He (Barkley) is going to eat his words when the Heat win the series,” Moranta said.

Augustine Pabone, a torn Bull/Heat fan summed it up best, “Chuck is a superstar because he’s one person who can get away with saying anything he wants and there is no recourse. So I think that’s part of the appeal. You have someone who doesn’t worry about being politically correct.”

After spending the day debating the issue, TNT has now decided to move all of it’s post-game coverage to inside the AmericanAirlines Arena instead of outside with the fans.